(June 6, 2014) — Joel T. Shackelford and Sanjay Bansal, of the firm’s Los Angeles office, have been named 2014 Southern California Rising Stars by Super Lawyers. This is the third consecutive year Mr. Shackelford has received this distinction, and the second for Mr. Bansal.

Joel T. Shackelford concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation and professional liability defense, as well as in corporate and real estate transactional matters. He serves as general counsel for various businesses, and has successfully litigated matters involving general commercial litigation, construction law, employment law, environmental law, land use, municipal law, professional liability defense (for architects and engineers, attorneys, accountants, insurance agents and brokers, real estate agents and brokers, and title agents), real property litigation, securities, and toxic torts. Mr. Shackelford received his Juris Doctor and Master in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University School of Law.

Sanjay Bansal concentrates his practice in the areas of labor and employment law, business litigation, professional liability defense, real estate (litigation and transactions), and intellectual property issues. His breadth of experience includes assisting business owners, executives, officers and directors, real estate developers and start-ups in both litigated and transactional matters and risk assessment. Mr. Bansal is also a licensed Real Estate Broker and Notary in the State of California, and while attending Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, he worked full-time in the field of finance.

The first Super Lawyers list was published in 1991; by 2009, the rating service had expanded nationwide. In February 2010, Super Lawyers was acquired by Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for business and professionals.

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